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Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Kane

GNIS feature ID
  
0428755

Area
  
89.3 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:09 AM

State
  
Illinois

FIPS code
  
17-10903

Elevation
  
271 m

Population
  
17,174 (2010)


Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 43 km/h, 54% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Campton Forest Preserve, Garfield Farm and Inn Muse, Anderson Park, Headwaters Park

Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,174 and it contained 5,662 housing units.

Contents

Map of Campton Township, IL, USA

The township's rural character is subject to increased development. Following an annexation by Elgin, Illinois of northern land for high density development, in May 2007 most of the unincorporated areas of the township became part of the new Village of Campton Hills.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.48 square miles (89.3 km2), of which 34.36 square miles (89.0 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.

Trivia

  • In the 1840s, the family of young Charles Ingalls moved from New York City to the tallgrass prairie of Campton Township, just west of Elgin, Illinois.
  • References

    Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois Wikipedia


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